Southampton 1 Newcastle 3: Alexander Isak scores twice as Toon survive early scare and get back to winning ways
Southampton 1 Newcastle 3: Alexander Isak scores twice as Toon survive early scare and get back to winning ways
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Sponsored by. EDDIE HOWE’S family film night will be much more enjoyable this week. The Toon boss spent last Saturday night watching back their Bournemouth horror show. But everyone will be happy to gather round and watch this clinical south coast display which sent the Magpies back into the top four and had Alexander Isak cast as the leading man.
![[Alexander Isak of Newcastle United taking a penalty kick.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/alexander-isak-newcastle-united-scores-966562605.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Newcastle’s Swedish wonder won a penalty and scored twice to get the visitors ahead after Jan Bednarek’s shock Saints opener. Sandro Tonali, scoring his first Premier League goals since his 10-month gambling ban, rounded off the afternoon. Howe made just one change from last weekend’s 4-1 defeat, with Fabian Schar coming in for Sven Botman.
![[Alexander Isak of Newcastle United celebrating a goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-newcastle-uniteds-alexander-isak-966571332.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Southampton have shown flashes of life in recent defeats to Manchester United and Nottingham Forest. But here they were without the two standout players from those games, Tyler Dibling and Kamaldeen Sulemana – both injured along with Aaron Ramsdale. Howe was frustrated by his side’s sluggish start in their humbling by Bournemouth last week and they were stunned after just 10 minutes here.
![[Jan Bednarek of Southampton scoring a goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/jan-bednarek-southampton-scores-teams-966558898.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Kyle Walker-Peters, hardly a bruiser, shoved the towering Dan Burn off the ball on the Toon byline. SUN BINGO GET £50 BONUS & 50 FREE SPINS TODAY. He laid back to James Bree, who was given time to pick out a fine ball for the unmarked Bednarek to head in his second goal in as many games.
![[Southampton vs. Newcastle match stats graphic.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/the-sun-22-23-match-stats-6845de73-3a45-4f66-a706-2d468e774b21.png?strip=all&w=960)
